Doorstop



Aug 3, 1933 L. E. HAssELBr-:RGER 1,921,568

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Doons'ror` Y' i. LouisaEi Hasselberger, East HamptomN. Y 4Application July 30,1932. 'serial' No. 629,981`

n z claims. (cl. '2925-3447) The invention aims to providea new and .ad-

' vantageous stop for vholding doors inopen ypodle, by which itis lifted, falling from a readilyv accessible vertical position.

A still further object is to provide a stop which is simple and inexpensive and may 4thereforebe'v manufactured'and marketed at `little expense,

and consequentlyA sold at small price. v

Withthe foregoing in view, the invention re-` sides in the novel subject matter hereinafter-de'- scribed and4 claimed,description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective hungv upon a door knob.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sec-Y tion on line 4 4V of Fig. 3, but showing the upper and lower weight sections in the right angular relation illustrated in Fig. 2. i

The construction shown Awill bespecifically de' scribed, with the understandinghowever, .that within the scope of the; invention as claimed,

3) numerous variationsmay be made, and 1n this connection, itmay be stated thatj although the" is to.` be returned, to itsnorrnal position and hung weight vherein disclosedis shown of plain form, it may `in practice be of any desired shape, for instance, tosimul'ate a frog. j Y f l The above mentioned weight comprises upper and lower sections -5 and ,6 hinged together `on a horizontal axis, and in the .presentshowing the section 5 is provided with twodownwardly projecting hinge knuckles 7 between which a relatively largehingeknuckle 8 on the section 6, is received, a pintle 9 being passed vthrough said knuckles. Suitable springs 10 are' mounted on the pintle 9 within recesses 11 in the back of the knuckle 8, the ends ofsaidsprings being seated inl recesses 12 inthe Weight sectionsA 5 and 6.-

i These springs 10, hold the upper weight section 5 in a perpendicular "position as seen in Figs. '2' and 4, when the lower section 6 is allowed to rest horizontally upon the oor, thel fiat rear side` view Yshowing the stop Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the manof said section 6 then forminga stable supporting, surface', .v

VA vertically elongatedhandle v13 issecured at its lower end to the upper weight section 5, the

upper end fisaidjhandlebeing shapedfto'hang 607,. jupon aiconventional door knob 14, so that said handle 13fand said upper `weight section 5,form i suspending means' for the lower weightsection v6, the latter section being adapted to contact with the 'oor in an inclined position when the handle 05 is engaged with thevknob, as seen `in Fig; 1. AThe f weight' of this section 6 is such that the springs 10 cannot swing it upwardly from contact-With Athe floor and hence the door will be eiectively held against accidentally closing. l When the del-" vice is hung upon a comparatively highV door knob, vi the weight 6 will stand almost vertically, as shown in Fig. 1,` but `when hung upon 'a relatively ,low knob, said Yweight section 6Y will Abe less', steeply inclined,said weight section being self-adjustedl 75 1 `to the proper position, vvdue to its hinged connection with the upper section l5.

Whenever the door is to be vmovedfthe handle y 13 may be `readily grasped without stooping, and` the entire device easily lifted from vengagement 80V .i

with the -door knob. When solifted, the Weight section 6 will hang vertically by gravity, but when l' allowing the section 6 to rest horizontally upon the oor While the section 5 and the handle 13 are disposed'V verticallyasseen in Fig.'2. The` ispringstlO Vthen function to hold theparts 5 and 13 in upright position, so that thedevice may 90 again be readily lifted vwithout stooping when it uponmthe knob. -If rdesired,the device could of course be 'merely placed against the door withv the parts in the relation shown in Fig. 2, without` hanging the handleiupon the door knob, but-itis preferable to hang the stop upon .the knob so` u that the door'will be held against vmovementin bOthdirections. f,

1. A door stop comprising a weightY formed of upper .and lower sections hingedA together on a horizontal axis, `the lower section being adapted Y to contact `with the iloor in an inclined position g or to rest solidly on the floor in a horizontal position, a vertically elongated handle secured at its for holding said upper section and handle upright when saidV lower section rests horizontally on the iioor.

2. A door stop comprising a weight formed of A upper and lower sections hinged together on a horizontal axis, the lower section being adapted to contact With the floor in an inclined position or to rest solidly on the floor in a horizontal position, and a vertically elongated handle secured zontally on `the floor.

LOUISA E.; HASSELBERGER.

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